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Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-02-25
NEWS SUMMARY.
Eastern and Middle States.

The Philadelphia Municipal election has
resulted in the success Of the Republican
ticket, headed by Edwin H Filter for Mayor,
by large majorities. In Harrisburg the
Democrats elected their ticket, headed by
DR.. John A. Fritchsy for Mayor.
A pays telegraphic report Of suicides: W.
A. Wilson, prominent lawyer Of Lancas-
ter, Penn, suffering from insomnia, shot
himself; Thomas Stomager, negro in the
Norristown PENN poorhouse, hanged him
self, and John Stever threw himself into
Niagara River from the Suspension Bridge.
JAMES G. BARRETT, d leading member OF
the Rutland lVt) bar. was fatally injured,
and Mrs. Charles p. Harris was badly hurt
while tobogganing.
THE New York Assembly has rejected a
bill to exempt women from the death pen
atty.
The Interstate Commerce law was dis
cussed In New York at conference Of prac-
teal railroad men from all parts Of the coun-
try. The first steps were taken toward
formulating general freight and passenger
tariff schedules not in violation Of law.
SHERIFF RowEN, Of Philadelphia, has been
removed from Office on the ground of in.
sanity.
Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-02-25
House Sessions.

SGD DAY.-The conference report of the
Anti Mormon bill was submitted, ordered
printed and laid over until Thursday 81. The
following reports were submitted and re-
ferred to the Committee of the Whole: 10
encourage the holding of an industrial exhi-
bition by the colored race in 1883; to increase
the naval establishment. !. The Diplomatic
and Consular Appropriation bill was dis
cussed without action.
SD DAY-The House insisted upon its
amendments to the Senate Trade Dollar BILL
and agreed to the conference requested by
the Senate. 81. Mr.. Belmont IN. " reported
back the Senate Retaliation bill, with q
substitute therefor, which was ordered print
ed and recommitted. :. The remainder of the
session was devoted tospeeches eulogistic of
the late Senator Logan by Messrs. Thomas
I'LL, Henderson ifll.l, Mckinley Ohio,
Randall PENN, Holman lnd9, Springer
dll.l, Rice (Mass'l, O'Hara IN. C.i, McComas
(Md.), Wilson wv Val, Osborne PENN and
others. Throughout the day Mrs Logan,
ACCOMPANIED by her son, occupied seat in
the gallery reserved for the use of the
Speaker.
54rH DAY.-The Speaker laid before the
House the message from the President re-
turning without his approval the bill appro-
pr.ating $4,000 for a special distribution
of seed to thu drought stricken
counties OF Texas. The House refused
to mass the bill over the Presidents veto
yeas 81, NAYS 160.. The conference report
upon the Anti-Mormon bill was passei-
yeas 202, nays 40. ~. The Diplomatic and
Consular Appropriation bill was amended
and passed.
Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-02-25
shielding brutality Of Farmer 70 Little
Girl.

IN March, 1889, Lizzie Ayers, a bright and
winning girl Of III, was transferred from the
Home 81 the FriendlesS, at Chicago, Ill, to
the family Of Thomas Wales, a wealthy Scott b
farmer, near Troy. Iowa, who received htr
with view to ultimate adoption About
three weeks ago the matron OF the home re-
iceiyed q letter from a prominent gentleman
3 iii Try stating tiat the girl was greatly
ahusssd Officer Dudley, Of the Humane So
ciety, went to investigate and arrived at
Waies's farm on Monday. Mr.. Wales was
NOT home and Mrs Wales declined to produce
the child Dudley began search and found
Gle child behind trunk IN closet
y Never before = said he, shave 1 seen so
niteo,Is SIGHT The eli Il VI crippled 50 she
could scarcely walk. Her back was bumped,
and sis was as grimy and d.rty as q coal dig
or Her dress, which looked like an old
emmy sack. was in rags, and she had no I'M.
dercIothing On her feet were pair OF mel
felt oyersho5s, and her stockings were o.u
RAGS. Her hands had been frozen, and were
sweIled to twice their natural size. took the
girl to Maremgo where hal her examined by
physician. The doctor said he could lind no
bruises to indicate that she had been beaten,
but that she was In a terrible condition from
overwork and exposure, and that she could
never entirely recover from the results Of the
abuse to which she had been subjected.
inquired further concerning the case
and learned that when Lizzie was received
into the Wales family she was at once put to
doing chores about the barn Although of a
frail temperament she was compelled to lug
water for the stock, chop wood, milk and
perform the labor of a farm hand. She was
driven from bed at o'clock in the morning
when the thermometer was below zero and
made to wade through piles of snow TO feed
cattle and was frequently badly frozen. She
W Is 10 a. aasne ITO so to school for any length
of tins She was never inside of q church
while there, although Wales and his wife nre
strict church members themselves The girl
has not spoken a word since first saw her.
Her mind seems to be an entire blank and
fear shat she win be a hopeless idiot
Mr.. Dudley said that the directors of the
home hal decided on beginning proceedings
agains Wales for cruelty and that he would
undoubtedly be punished
Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-02-25

fered & resolution which was referred TO the
Judiciary Committee, reciting q provision
Of the Thurman Funding bill, which set
forth that if either Of the Pacific railroad
companies fails for six months to perform its
requirements. the failure shall constitute
forfeiture. The resolution directs the At
torney- General to inform the Senate whether
these roads have failed to perform their duty
under the law, and whether any proceedings
have been instituted to bring about the for
feiture of their rights and franchises The
Eads Ship Railway bill was discussed.
47TH DAY.-The presiding officer LAID be-
Tore Ine oelaee I n;d pni $1,000 ~
Ine Z. ~. :, - e,
enaso[ llS gu H.. ~ oas s@, he
~ marcn !, Ioo.. ne snasn.to .. z .av+;f,,d
Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-02-25

THERE are 40 rooms in the new State De-
partnent at Washington, and 173 rooms in
thenew War DEPARTMENT. The former build
INK cost t6.vOO. 0vJ, tue lAttsr iS,5vV. ~.
Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-02-25
Washington.

THE President has vetoed the bill making
an appropriation to enable the Commissioner
OF Agriculture to distribute seeds in the
drought-stricken counties of Texas He
etoes the bill on the ground that he can find
no warrant for such an appropriation in the
Constitution and he does not believe that
the power and duty of the general govern.
ment ought to be extended to the relief of
individual suffering which is in no manner
properly related to the public service or BEN
eft
THE House Committee on Territories has
reported favorably bill for the organization
OF the Territory Of Alaska.
SIXTY witnesses have been brought on
from Texas to Washington to testify ii the
Senate Investigation of alleged election out
RACES.
The President gave his annual dinner to
the justices Of the Supreme Court Thursday
evening. and a company Of thirty-four sat
down at the beautifully decorated table in the
state dining room.
NOMINATIONS by the President: Samuel
n. Aldrich. of Massachusetts,, to be Assist
ant Treasurer of the United States at Bos-
ton; John NJ. Mercer, of Iowa. to be Sur
veyor OF Customs, Burlington, Iowa; Owen
McGloughlin, of Iowa, to be Surveyor Of
Customs, Dubuque, Iowa; Arthur * De-
Ianey, OF Wisconsin, to be Collector of Gus
toms for the District of Alaska; William w.
Armstrong to be Postmaster at Cleveland,
Lhio.
Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-02-25
South and West.

BLOCK, OPPENHEIMER 81 Co, wholesale
dry goods dealers of Galveston, have failed
with Liabilities amounting to S75O,000
A SERIOUS snow blockade exists on the
Central Pacific Railroad.
A NUMBER Of incsndiary fires IN Sioux
City, Iowa, are attributed to the bitter fight
between the liquor dealers and Prohibition
lists.
THE Governor of Kansas has signed bill
permitting women to vote in municipal
elections
A PARTY of seven lynchers, charged with
numbering boy who witnessed them hang
two horse thieves, have been brought into
Fort Scott, Ark, for trial The seven prison
ers were hanging two men for horse stealing
when a boy named Moon happened along,
and the lynchers hanged him also, to keep
him from becoming witness.
DAVID DUNLoP's large tobacco factory il
Petersburg, Va, has been destroyed by fire.
Loss, $250,O00
THE father and mother Of State Represent
alive Baughman, of Ohio. were burned to.
death in their house at Dalton.
JACK HOWARD, warden Of the Southern
Indiana Penitentiary at Indianapolis is
short in his accounts 100000.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-24
Iuck of the Prince of Wales,

The Newes Wiener Tagblatt informs Us
the continent as having a singular lucky
hand at games of chance. 1.-The day be-
fore the earthquake he appeared IN
Monaco. and tried his luck in jest at
trente ct Quarante. His success was so
satisfactory that the prince resolved to
venture at roulette the sum which he had
won at the other game. Here again luck
followed him like a dutiful servant, and
in very short space of time he left the
salon with gain of 5000 sterling" The
incident reminds the Vienna journal of
the equally fortunate play of the prince q
year ago, when he was the guest of Count
Tafilo Fastetics at Buda-Pesth. I'm one
single night the future ruler of England
Won nearly quarter Of million gulden
in n well known aristocratic club. The
prince told his fellow players that he
would give them an opportunity for re-
venge as soon rs he returned from his
hunting tour. Fourteen days later he
appeared at the club, according to his pro-
mise The revenge, however cost his
opponents 5000 fiorinsr' 1t appears from
the same journal that the heir TO the
AGstro-Hungarian throne, the Crown
Prince Rudolph, is not quiet so prodigal
and reckless in gaming as the Hungarian
mobiles He will only play for very small
stakes. Ike tie cred German emperor.
who thinks that sum OF ntcy pfeunig is
- much Is . king CT TTrcc s..oEll ven
ture - = tine.-ICG Nh Caste.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-24
How Mexicans Treat Their Dogs.

| The treatment for mad dogs in this
country, it is my firm belief, knocks
the Pasteur system hollow" 1t is simple,
too, in the extreme, being based upon one
proposition namely, not to let the dogs go
mad From early in the spring until the
close of the warm season-if a climate so
equable as that Of Mexico may be said to
| have definite seasons-the observer here
may note one feature which viii remind
him strongly of Alexandria and other
points of the orient. Just inside the door
of every establishment sits vessel Of
more or less capacity, fast anchored by a
chain, cord, rope or leather thong.
The swell shops have snowy bowls Of
china, glass or decorated metal with
handsome chains, and thence the article
| runs down the scale to the makeshift con-
| trivance of the poor for the same purpose.
The other extreme may be seen in the
wooden roughly dug out tray, the pipkin
of coarse brown earthenware, which may
be bought for cent, or the exempt coal
Oil can cut down to a suitable height,
which stand in the doorways of petty shops
or across the grimy threshold of the dark
dens of the charcoal sellers. But the use is
the same wherever seen, and the tired and
thirsty dog who wags his vagabond tail
while he laps the merciful, saving water
is not so ungratefm as to discriminate in
favor of the more costly holder.
Not long ago Mexico was visited by
gentleman OF, may say, national repu-
tation, who adds to his journalistic and
political achievements an enthusiastic and
practical crusade in the ranks of the
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals. He was much pleased with
Mexico, save in one respect; he felt moved
to inveigh bitterly against the inhumanity
of the race. Among other illusions he
expressed a bit of disapproval of bull
fights. Now, bull fight is a sport that
in my heart of hearts l dote upon; there
fore was | moved to swift defense, and
among other points / adduced that of this
merciful provision for vagrant dogs, which
the enthusiast was fain to admit went far
to Offset the practice of loading on mules
punches of chickens tied together by the
feet, heads down. ''Al things come round
to him who will but watt and one day
when "those other two legged beasts of
burden" the poems, shall be emancipated
in the spirit as in the letter, the lower
order of animals Wal come to receive
more consideration.-City of Mexico Cor.
San Francisco Chronicle.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-24

Though Henry George has acquired such
large celebrity, his wife's name has hardly
been mentioned in the papers that speak OF
him so often and 50 much. She is a thorough
home body, devoted 70 her husband and their
four children. She is one of the small plump,
CHEEKY bodies that never get downhearted,
and people that have known them Tor long
time say that but for her unflagging devo-
ton and enthusiastic belief in him Mr. George
would never have been able to come tri-
umphantly through the long period Of
Strengthened means and hard work which pre-
ceded his sudden success Eliza Putnam
HeatoD in New York Mail AID Express
Sometimes the lamp WICK obstinately re-
fuses TO be turned up in an orderly manner
1t VIII seem firmly weiged at one side, while
the other runs UP in point, causing weari-
ness and vexation Of spirit. To overcome
this depravity, take new wick. draw cut q
single thread near the selvage and the wick
viii be found tractable when introduced into
the burner. The cogs viii take il up prop
e-ly, and it viii appear in good form and
give an even flame when lighted Chicago
News
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-24
The Women Who Work.

As for the brave maidens, love the work
ing woman-those who go out into life and
pick their own apples, not those who sit in
the parlor and wait TO be fed on the cooks
sweetened apple sauce. II had forty girls,
and each were heiress 10 fortune, I'd give
them all something to do in life And /
wouldn't crowd them all into the overtiowing
ranks Of teachers and professionals. either
ClerkShiFs and cashier desks and shorthand
tables need recruits from out the ranks Of our
best girls-ard there is many woman to-day
casting up accounts or lingering typewriter
who has made more Of herself and viii reap
a richer harvest by and by than if she had
cast herself into the rut worn deep By those
who think a classical education and teach
er's life the highest and only respectable work
for women.
The girl who sits at home and allows an
overworked father to support her. compared
TO the brave girl who goes out into the world
and fights her own battle. Is ike the 10
lanthe7 made Of butter compared TO the same
figure carved in deathless stone Her char
acter, capacities and al those possibilities
which lay ready 20 make her life Of durable
worth and lasting usefulness viii nal. into
nothinguess as time goes by, yielding nsither
profit nor pleasure TO hersef or others, in
stead Of facing the years like marble, ur1cor
roded and uncrumbling. Amber in Chica-
60 Journal
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-24

I.--e TL0 have v-&tc,lc s,Ec rise, r~or-
RS and decline OF the height and depth
most Of all the depth-of the a6surdity Of
fashion or blank idiecy in the matter Of
pug dogs may now whisper peace 70
their souls and rejoice that the worst IS
over.
To be sure, the sweet doggies yet lou in
their mistress laps, thrust their impudent
and ugly mugs out of carriage windows
and luXuriate in cushions, sweet ribbons,
perfumed baths, doting caresses and kisses
and dainty food. They still wear en-
broidered harness, the most stunning
feature of which is the handle by which
they may be carried over puddles and es-
cape wetting their paws, or escape being
devoured by larger, intelligent dogs. or
escape fitting death from being scratched
into eternity by cats. They still wear
little blankets 10 protect them from pneu-
monia, and charming feminine ingenuity.
which ought to devote ats cunning in
adjoining robes for future presidents and
policemen, exhausts itself in the details Of
their neckwear
But, though human or feminine reason
and affection seem TO have fled TO brutes,
there is evidence that the worst is over.
The decree is that young women shall no
longer carry doggieS-wear them, so TO
speak.-Worcester Telegram.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-24
NEW Works. BUSY PEOPLE.
Hard for an IdIer to Find Company
The Usual Hour of Closing.

| Hard for an IdIer to Find Company.
The Usual Hour of Closing.
| In this great city it is with the greatest diff
| f1culty that an idler can find any company.
The nature of my avocation is to compress
! within stated hours rather intense applica-
| ton, and therefore sends me abroad for air,
| change and intercourse during some portions
Of the busy day. I hardly ever find half a
| dozen persons out of business at those hours
may go into a club and see three or four
persons there killing time, but these seldom
want to go anywhere. l may find at one or
more hotels few strangers in town who
have nothing at the moment to do But, in
general, this entire population of something
like 100000 of people is Systematically,
earnestly and fearfully at work.
The great blessing of this age is that our
union and growth and versatility of wants
have :made it possible for everybody to get
something to do. How much more the
women are working than they used to do.
The work they are doing has lifted them also
to the plane of masculine thought and cour-
age. The little woman who used to live in
country towns and spend three-fourths of the
day on her baby and the other fourth on
gossip was not the highest type of either
shops of New York and you will find them
crowded with women. Three-fourths of all
the buying is done by women, and three
fourths of all the selling, too, while the manu-
featuring is in the same proportion of female
employees. But when night comes there is
hardly an enterprise in all this city which
does not stop, an incredible: advantage in
every point of view, to the poor particularly
The merchants at large might extend their
hours of business to advantage, but in defer
ence to genial public opinion, numbering
their own employees as well as their custom
ers, it has become the law in this country in
all first class towns to stop work at to
o'clock. Here the usual hour of closing is );
from that time on till midnight, or beyond it,
the laboring hands are ct rest. except for
their own uses. Thirty years ago the hour Of
closing was o'clock or later everywhere,
and the parents Of this generation filed all
those additional hours of duty.
By night in New York nothing is going
but the newspapers, the theatres, the restau-
rants and the public vehicles Here are prob
ably 100000 of people who, without any
law, merely by good nature and understand
ing, have given the night away for enjoy
ment and kept the day for occupation II
the area of crime has been reduced the degree
Of knowledge and manners and of kindness
OF heart has been immeasurably ADVANCED
Gath" in Cincinnati ENQUIRER
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-24
Fateful School Exhibition.

CHICAGO. May %. "A special from
Memphis, Tenn, says: While Kerrville
academy was giving its annual exhibition
on Friday evening the main hall of it:
building in which three hundred persons
were packed, as the curtain was rising g
coal oil lamp that was on a table close by
where the young ladies were standing in
some way upset, setting fire to the draperies
of the stage. The dress Of Miss Maggie
Long, one of the thirteen, caught fire and
she was soon enveloped in flames The
audience and those who were on the stage
were panic stricken ard rushed pell nell in
every direction and several persons were
seriously trampled upon. One young
man, Hayward Fowler, in trying to save
Miss Long was fatally burned.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-24
By Their Own Hands.

NEW YORK, May 23.-Ven lilly, pro
fessor of language at Eastmanns college
committed suicide this morning. He LEFT
a note asking that his body be cremateG.
Prof. Won lilly was formally an officer in
the Austrian army aud was decorated by
bravery in battle. No cause is known for
the suicide
MEXICO, No, May 23.-W. W. Dawson
committed suicide today by shooting
through the heart He had just returned
from Dodge City, Kansas, where he had
been feeced of all his money by land
sharks
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-24
Kansas City Gram and Provisions.

KANSAS CITY, Nay %.
Daily Indicator reports wheat weak; No. red
cash. = asked; June 12s asked; No. soft, cash :!
as ked.
Corn lower; No. cash, no bids; June g bid,
July 3iiz bid; No. 2 white cash 60 bid,
Oats, No. cash. 80 bid
Rye, No. cash no bids or Offers
Hi.y-Firm: fancy small baled SO large, e. 3D.
Flax seed-aD.
Butter-Weak and slow.
Cheese-Full cream, 14e1141f: fats 1@S.
Esgs%Steady. IL per doz-.
Flour dull steady; quotations XIX 81; XXX 81
al o. family 81 lG91 20; choice 81 S0G 10; fancy
extra fancy 81 51Gi 55 patent 81 9G2 Co.
Corn MeaL-Green. 49, dried. 80, choice yellow, g.
bulk, IN.
Bran-Bulk Sc; sacked, IS.
Poultry-Old hens fat, heavy g %; ROSTERS e %
turkeys, sat-
Provsions.--Sugar cured hams. In; bacon.i0 dried
beef ~ dried beef clear. dry salt clear rib Sides
a. 3d. long clear 81 Is shoulders s. 50; short clear,
g. IS; smoked clear rib sides, e S.; long clear,
g 49, shoulders, So 3; short clear. IS Is.
Mess Pork-Sl6 10.
Lard--Choice tierce, IS e21z.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-24
I.Stonia Races.

LAToSIA, KY. May 28.-First race, six
furlongs-Mamie Hunt won, Gov. Roberts
second, Linda Payne third. Time III.
Second race. seven furlongs-Malaria
won, Biddy Bowling second, Brilliant
third Time, 1:31
Third race, mile-Jacobin won, Estrella
second, Lady Slipper third. Time, 1:43.
Fourth race, furlongs--Buck Hound
Won, Balance second, Saline third. Time
1:43
Fifth race, Latonia Derby, 12 miles
Librette Won, Jim Gore second, Montrose
third. Tine 2:5S "a.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-24
st, Louis Live stock,

ST. LOUIS, Nay 3.
Cattle-Rcts, 300, shpt go: market lower. choice
heavy native steers 81 4)Ql4 SO; shipper:
good 8 0l@4 90; stockers fair 10 good g. 01GS3 10
Texas common 10 choice. 81 1904 10.
Hogs-Receipts 23po; shpt 1909: market lower
choice heavy ana butchers selections 8; g)6
"; packing fair TO good. 81 6llt4 81; workers me
dunn 70 prime, 81 6o4 80, pigs common 20 good s. 6;
"a 50,
Sheep-Receipts. So shipments 500 market firm
wooded; medium fancy 20Esi -.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-24
Chicago Live Stock.

CHICAOO,
Drovers Journal reports Cattle, receipts 9n. ship
nents 500. Market lower. Shipping Steers so to
1860 pounds So s54 SIS; stockers and feeders IS SEQ
10; cows, bulls and mixed 81 EGGS 50; bulk IS v4as
8 1 Texas cattle 81 1CGS4 30A
Hogs-Receipts 2500i. shipments 1910. Market
lower. Rough and mixed 81 eUta4 IS; packing ard
shipping $ CO.'S Is; light 81 604 So skips 50 5s4 30
Sheep-Receipt5 $780, shipments )no. Market
steady. All shorn natives 50 14 p; western 50 5G
Is; Texans IS 00GS 80; lambs 81 01@4 %.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-24
st. Louis Grain and Provisions.

81 LOUIS, My ..
Fiour-Firm very quiet
Wneat-No. red cash. s551@S5A June si1fGsJss
closing s4;3s bid; July S1h4S2H. closing S5S
August Si4@s2 closing 8lA.
Corn--irm Cash 81 bid; June Se1@ bid; July 1874
oats-o S e d2fti. Cash 2s,le2gl Nay. z5sbd;
June 245s: July 2511 bid.
hye-53
Lead-firm chemical hard 10,
EgcS-Lower dull. cents
Butter-Quiet and easy: creamery ls@2i; dairy 1918
fork-Old mess SI4 IS; new SO 49,
I.sri-S5 80
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-24
The Lung Plague in Chicago.

CHICAGO, May 23.-The committee APP
pointed by the state legislature to inquire
into and ascertain the facts of the pleuro-
pnumonia scarce called meeting for the
purpose of giving the live stock Commission
men az opportunity of presenting their side
Of the case. Special invitations had been
sent to the stock yards men and the meet
ing had been advertised but not one of
those who deny the existence Of the scourge
in its contagious form was present, at least
not a word was said by any one against
the statement that the worst form of the
lung plague existed in Cook county. Dr.
Law of Cornell University said that he had
no doubt of the existence of the disease in
its contagious form in Cook county. His
opinion he said was fortified by an intimate
knowledge of the plague both as it existed
in America and Northern Europe.